Like their landlords the Detroit
Red Wings, the Detroit Pistons are
in an early first year LCA slump.

The Wings have one win in their
last 10 games. Tuesday night the
Pistons lost their seventh straight to conclude an 0-3 homestand.

Denver drubbed Detroit 103-84.

The Pistons never led, were down a dozen on eight turnovers in the
first 9-mins and trailed by as many as 23-P.

Jamal Murray had a game-high 28-P for the Nuggets. Trey Lyles added
20-P, Wilson Chandler 18-P and Mason Plumlee had 10-P with a game-high
13-RB. Will Barton (4-P) totaled a game-best 10-A. Former MSU Spartan
Gary Harris had a well-rounded game with 8-P, 6-RB & 9-A.

DECEMBER 13, 2008: The Whalers beat the Kitchener Rangers 5-2 at Compuware Arena in a match-up of two OHL last place clubs. New Whaler Matt Caria scored twice (#11 & #12) and added an assist for his first Plymouth points since coming in trade from Sault Ste. Marie four days earlier.
Caria's first goal at 18:14/2 put Plymouth ahead to stay at 2-1. Christian Steingraber (#1), Chris Terry (#15) and Patrick Lee (#7) also scored Plymouth goals. Terry added a pair of assists. Michael Cimadamore (#2) and Scott Timmins (#22) tallied for the Rangers. Plymouth's Matt Hackett and Kitchener's Josh Unice both made 26-SV in goal. Plymouth's fifth win in six games got them back
out of the basement for the second time in four days as they again played leap-frog at the bottom of the OHL-West standings with the Soo Greyhlounds.

POW Award

MATTHEW STAFFORDHaving the last two fingers on his right/throwing hand taped from a stomping the previous week, the Lions QBack completed his first dozen passes and went 36-for-44 on the day for 381-yds, one
touchdown and two interceptions to lead the Lions to a 24-20 win DEC 10TH at Tampa Bay. On Detroit's second possession the Lions scored their first 1st-QTR touchdown in five games, going 74-yds in seven plays with Stafford connecting on 4-of-4 throws for 65-yds. Stafford went 6-for-6 for 48 of Detroit's 49-yds on their final drive that set up Matt Prater's game-winning 46-yd field goal with 20-sec remaining. Stafford's third Player-Of-the-Week (POW) Award this year covering the period of December 4th--10th, 2017 was his 11th overall.